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Details

Property

cabin

Sleeps

10

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Minimum Stay

2 - 4 nights

Description

Pigeon Forge Cabin Rental Photos and Description

3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom (Sleeps 1-8)

Located in Bear Creek Crossing! Escape every day life and come stay at Cabin Joy. Located just five minutes off of the fun filled Parkway, you will enjoy all that this luxury log home has to offer. You will love the wrap around porch with country rockers and top of the line 6 person hot tub with water fall and fiber optic lighted tub and jets. You will be in awe walking into the great room with vaulted ceiling, brand new stainless appliances, all brand new dishes as well as bakeware, pots, small appliances etc. You will have all of the comforts of home. You will enjoy eating at the beautiful custom log dining table with cushioned log seats. You will feel at home in the living area with floor to ceiling fireplace, bear themed furniture and flat screen TV for watching Direct TV with all of the premium channels. There is a sofa bed. There are 2 king suites with all new furnishings and each have their own black bear theme. The children will love the open loft with a new log bunk bed featuring a full and twin bed. The loft is also complete with a new pool table, new air hockey, new stand up video arcade, new futon, and new card table.

Cabin Joy has everything that you would need to enjoy a relaxing luxury log home vacation in the Smokys. Make it your family vacation today. This cabin will sleep 8 people comfortably and 10 if need be.

About Julie Shaffery

My name is Julie Shaffery and I am from New Jersey. I am a real estate broker. My husband Michael and I have three children. We all enjoy riding our horses and vacationing in the Smokys. We are so happy that we can make our dream part of yours by sharing our vacation home with you. This picture was taken in August 2011 in Cades Cove when my husband and I renewed our wedding vows. I brought 18 family members with us from NJ.

Julie Shaffery purchased this cabin in 2013

Why Julie Shaffery chose Tennessee

This property was a stones throw away from our other cabin and we thought it would be nice to keep our family close by during gatherings.

What makes this cabin unique

We take extra special care of our property. We expect the cabin to be clean and pest free exactly the way we want to stay in a vacation home. We are so happy that we can share this with other families.

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(30 traveler reviews)

Family time in the Smokies!

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our time at cabin Joy. It's our second time there and inside and out with love the log cabin and the area. We feel like we're right at home when we open the door it's always a breath of fresh air. This year we were able to go twice and are so thankful to the owners. They are truly genuine wonderful people who want you to enjoy the peace and relaxation that the Smokies bring to all! All that was a long drive my 3 boys my husband and myself look for it of course to getting there but once we do the ride is long forgotten and it's all about hanging out in the mountains! It's not too big and it's not too small it's just right! I highly recommend this cabin you will be glad you spend some time at this location and this property for sure.

Beautiful

My husband and I have been looking for something like this for awhile. We found the cabin ample large enough for our family! It was also very easy to find. I had questions and emailed Julie and got quick responses in return. We loved the Pigeon Forge area! I highly recommend This cabin and this area. Hope to be able to return again soon!

Family Vacation

The cabin was advertised as suitable for 10. Maybe 6 adults and 4 children but definitely not 10 adults. Two of my adult children could not make it so it all worked out. There are two bedrooms (4 adults), a loft with a bunk bed with a double on bottom and a single on top (three kids), and a futon that folds out (maybe one more kids) and a very worn out and uncomfortable fold out sofa in the great room downstairs (two adults would not last the full week). My 22 year old daughter wound up sleeping with me and my wife in the bedroom.

The owner/manager was responsive when we called with a problem.

We had to go buy trash bags after the first kitchen bag was full (first day). A $3.00 box of trash bags would not be too much to expect. Most VRBO properties I have used before had a box of trash bags available.

The two large trash cans outside were not picked up during the week. We had 8 staying in the cabin and accumulated a lot of trash. The cans were overflowing when we left. We hoped this might mean we would see some bears, but no luck.

It worked out well with 4 adults one adult child and 3 grandkids. We may have opted for a larger cabin had the description of the accommodations been a bit more realistic. If my other son and daughter in law had been able to make it, I would not have been a happy camper!!!!!

We were told that we could not bring our Weiner dog because the properties prided themselves on being allergen free. But there were dust bunnies hanging from the ceiling joists.

Overall not an unpleasant vacation, but it could have been a bit more comfortable.

On a brighter note, I rode some rides at Dollywood with my grandkids that a 60 year old man should not be allowed to ride!!! Got my blood flowing!!!!

Submitted: Jun 12, 2016

Stayed: Jun 2016

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: Stanley, I am glad that you had a good vacation but upset to see that you were not happy with some things at our cabin. First, the description of our cabin is right on and very realistic as are our pictures. The pictures and reviews cannot lie. There are 2 king suites, a queen pull out sleeper sofa, a twin/full children's bunk bed and futon in the loft. I am sorry that you didn't see this. In your review you say that you contacted me but I didn't hear from you. If I had, I would've sent our cleaning company up with some extra garbage bags and to pick up the garbage. In my welcome email it says what is provided and also says that if you run out, it will be your responsibility to purchase extra. I am not sure how you missed this in your welcome email. Again, I am sorry. Had I have known there was only 1 extra bag, I would've sent someone up. I am certainly happy that you didn't have any bears from the overflow of garbage. In your welcome email it explains that any food or garbage left outside will attract bears and we will have a huge mess to clean not to mention, it is not humane to have bears eating people food and therefore having to euthanize them because of losing their fear of people due to this. You are correct about our cabin being pet dander free. With having a dry cabin because of having the air conditioning run constantly, we do have some dust which our cleaning company may have missed on the rafters. Most of the cabin has 25 foot ceilings so it can be difficult to get them all. Thank you for letting me know, I will let our cleaning company know. Thank you for staying at our cabin. We really do enjoy sharing our home with our guests.

Fabulous getaway!

Arriving after sunset was not wise! Finding the cabin was a bit challenging; however, the description and pictures are true to reality. Opening the door after a long journey to a beautiful home complete with decorated Christmas tree was a treat!

Submitted: Dec 10, 2015

Stayed: Nov 2015

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: Hi Robin. Thanks for staying at Cabin Joy. I am so glad that you enjoyed your stay and I hope that you come visit again soon
Thanks
Julie

Super clean cabin in a great location

Great home base for a busy trip! The location was great because it was far enough away from all the comotion of the Parkway, but close enough to get where you want to be for excursions/dining/etc. Nice view out back, and the cabin was super clean. Loved the game loft and the kitchen has pretty much everything you need. It is in a gated community, so there is a nice feeling of safety in that respect especially if traveling with children but it is not as private/isolated as other cabin rentals may be just as a reference to other renters who may be looking for that. Enjoyed your place and will make it a home base again on a future trip!

Submitted: Oct 26, 2015

Stayed: Oct 2015

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: Hey Teresa! I am so glad that you all enjoyed you stay. I really do hope you stay again.
Julie